Hall of Shame #33: David Prutton
Alex Cooke looks back at the Town career of a ‘Neanderthal wicker dildo’ who was also a Paul Hart favourite. David Prutton is entry #33 into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame…
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Hall of Shame #13: Paul Hart
Over a year after Paul Hart lead Swindon to relegation, Alex Cooke has the privilege of pushing Town’s second all-time-least-successful manager in to the depths of the STFC Hall of Shame. Paul Hart should have bounced. After all they call it a ‘dead cat bounce’ as supposedly even the most decomposed felines will get some elevation if dropped from a
Read moreTheWashbag Podcast Episode 1: JPT Final Preview
We’ve launched our own Podcast in time to preview the JPT final! The first TheWashbag.com Podcast features host Christopher Panks (Sky Sports Fanzone STFC blogger) and guests Ron Smith (editor of TheWashbag), Gary Rose (Chief Sports Writer at the Swindon Advertiser) and Tom Otrebski (journalist for STFC and writer for TheWashbag). The four discuss the win over Torquay United; what a difference a year
Read moreThe gap between Rooney and Ritchie
How Di Canio’s desire for width can leave Swindon outnumbered in central midfield, by Alex Cooke. “It’s 10% about the formation and 90% about the players. If you have the best ones and they do their jobs, then they can pretty much play any way you want them to.” Harry Redknapp might be one of Paolo Di Canio’s former managers
Read morePaul Buckle & Dietmar Hamann: The what might have beens…
When Paul Hart left Swindon Town in April, a whole host of names were linked with the County Ground hot seat. Andrew Steele-Davis looks back at the two of the prime candidates and their fortunes since failing to beat Paolo Di Canio for the Swindon job. Paul Buckle was a name that excited many Town fans during the search for a new
Read more11 Key Moments of 2011: No.5 – Was Paul Hart the worst ever Swindon manager?
No.5 – Paul Hart: The worst Swindon manager of all time? In June I set out on the task of attempting to rank all Swindon Town managers since we joined the Football League in 1920 by their actual results. The reason was to analyise whether Paul Hart’s record of 1 win, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 11 games was the most
Read moreThe musing of a passionate man
Until the Swindon v Southampton match report and reactions to ‘Clarkegate’ are posted later today (as trust me to be away after such events), here’s something to read over your Cornflakes. Swindon fan and BBC Radio commentator Andrew Hawes has his say about ‘Project Di Canio’. One of the few things I can remember from school physics lessons, apart from
Read more“To be blunt, I hated Steve McMahon”
As the managers countdown draws to a close Alex Cooke delves behind my statistics to present his case for who is the worst Swindon Town manager. The numbers are clear: Paul Hart is Swindon Town’s worst manager. His managerial reign could be described as a car crash – except at least a car crash is compelling to watch. But the statistics couldn’t
Read moreManagers Countdown: Neil Harris, Paul Hart and Iffy Onoura
No.31 | Neil Harris | Manager June 1939 – Aug 1940 | Score 44.33 I had to include everyone who’d managed a competitive game so it’s very harsh on Neil Harris as he is 30th and bottom of this list with just 44.33 points. The Scot was born in 1894 in the Tollcross area of Glasgow and played as a centre forward for Partick Thistle, Newcastle
Read moreJune is Managers Month: The good, the bad and the ugly
June is Swindon Town managers month on The Washbag with a countdown of the good, the bad and the ugly in our dugout throughout the years. After the departure of Paul Hart I knew I’d witnessed one of the most inept and lifeless managerial reigns at Swindon Town, however could Hart be considered our worst manager ever? Probably…but I set out nonetheless.
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